TY - BOOK AU - Harffy, Matthew, TI - The serpent sword T2 - Bernicia chronicles SN - 9781786692412 (paperback) U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2017/// CY - London PB - Aria KW - Revenge KW - Fiction KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 KW - Historical fiction KW - lcgft N1 - "First published as an ebook by Atria, an imprint of Head of Zeus, in 2016"--Title page verso N2 - Beobrand is compelled by his brother's almost-certain murder to embark on a quest for revenge in the war-ravaged kingdoms of Northumbria. The land is rife with danger, as warlords vie for supremacy and dominion. In the battles for control of the region, new oaths are made and broken, and loyalties are tested to the limits ER -